Posted by Oli Filth on 05/26/06 18:44

robert said the following on 26/05/2006 16:36:
> "Oli Filth" <catch@olifilth.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:k2Fdg.1306$zv2.529@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net...
> | John Dunlop said the following on 26/05/2006 16:02:
> | > wylbur37:
> | >
> | >> <a href="file:///C:/pictures/xyz.jpg"> Picture </a>
> | >
> | > I think - could be wrong - that Firefox doesn't follow file links,
> | > however they're specified, in resources requested by HTTP. It sits and
> | > does nothing. Dunno what other browsers do.
> |
> | I'm not sure this makes any sense at all. By definition, a "file://"
> | link is not an "http://" link, and so doesn't involve HTTP.
> |
> | As for why it doesn't work for the OP, though, I have no idea.
>
> actually oli, iirc the rfc for href is for a URI and not specifically a
> URL...where the resource could be even something as non-url as a javascript
> function.

Indeed, I'm aware of that ;) . However, I now realise that I've misread
John's post, so ignore what I said!


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